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NAACP chief: Tim Scott does not “believe in civil rights”
Appearing on CNN Wednesday, the president of the NAACP slammed incoming black Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) as being a Republican who does not “believe in civil rights.”
When asked to evaluate the incoming class of congresspeople, including a diverse group of women, Hispanics, blacks, and Asians, Ben Jealous took the opportunity to bring up that Sen. Scott has an “F” score with the NAACP’s annual report card. …
“We have Republicans who believe in civil rights — unfortunately he is not one of them. And unfortunately his party, as you know, has really gone after so-called RINOs, as they call them, these Republicans who believe in civil rights, again and again.”
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Yeah, because he’s black and conservative. Just like RGIII who has the temerity to marry a white girl and lean right.
Cornball brothers, all.
Washington Nearsider on January 3, 2013 at 7:51 AM
Is it time to call him “self-hating” yet?
Steven Den Beste on January 3, 2013 at 7:52 AM
Civil Rights do not guarantee a right to other people’s money in perpetuity.
Right now the Looters outnumber the Producers, something that will get worse in the short term, creating a situation that is highly volatile and unstable.
Also I have a question: How long, NAA(L)CP, must white people labor as wage slaves for the sin of slavery that ended 150 years ago, long before anyone who is alive today was born?
wildcat72 on January 3, 2013 at 7:56 AM
Puhleeze
Can’t believe cnn lets him get away with that crap…. wait yes i can….frickin lsm
cmsinaz on January 3, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Obamaphone=civil rights. A bit of a downgrade, don’t you think?
RedRedRice on January 3, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Tim Scott is not a genuine black man in the same way that Rubio and Cruz are not genuine Latinos.
/Democrat
CorporatePiggy on January 3, 2013 at 8:15 AM
Ben Jealous
LMFAO. Still is jealous. Pack that reprobate in a shipping container one way to LIBERIA.
tom daschle concerned on January 3, 2013 at 8:16 AM
I’m guessing but an F rating with the NAALCP means that you have:
integrity, honesty, candor, character, honor, loyalty, and patriotism.
Give me an F rating Mr. Jealous!
tom daschle concerned on January 3, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Ben Jealous is a filthy racist hack.
petefrt on January 3, 2013 at 8:23 AM
I think I’m going to need some reparations from the NAACP for having to listen to their b*tching and moaning my entire life about things I had nothing to do with. Pay up.
The Count on January 3, 2013 at 8:28 AM
The term “civil rights,” as it’s used by liberals today, is about as close to its original meaning as the words “liberal” and “gay.” And for the same reason.
And the word “racists” has also been twisted into its own DoubleSpeak evil twin. Today it’s used by liberals to refer to anyone who DOESN’T advocate government-enforced discrimination among individuals based on skin color.
logis on January 3, 2013 at 8:29 AM
And in the same way that Sarah Palin is not a real woman. http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/wendy_doniger/2008/09/all_beliefs_welcome_unless_the.html
theotherone on January 3, 2013 at 8:33 AM
The race industry really is an industry, and the people who harp on the most about race are paid to do so.
Ben Jealous, Jesse, and Al play it pompous.
Chris Rock and Aries Spears play it for humor AND pomposity.
It got old a long time ago, especially in stand-up. Doing 60 minutes about how black you are is about as refreshing as a female comic doing 60 minutes about periods. Weak.
CorporatePiggy on January 3, 2013 at 8:53 AM
NAACP chief: Tim Scott does not “believe
in civil rightsin allowing his race to stay on the Demoncrap plantation of perpetual victimhood”FIFY asswipe!
cableguy615 on January 3, 2013 at 8:56 AM
NAACP is a racist organization.
rbj on January 3, 2013 at 9:08 AM
As defined by the NAACP, neither do I.
OldEnglish on January 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Really? I mean really?
Valkyriepundit on January 3, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Stop complaining and get organized to fight!
Fight the media or we get destroyed.
If we just complain about this racist being broadcast throughout our nation we lose.
CNN should be taken off cable. Their ads boycotted.
Ghettos organized. Why do we not organize?
GardenGnome on January 3, 2013 at 9:23 AM
The NAACP isn’t a “civil rights” group and hasn’t been for some time. Now it’s just another radical left grievance group that serves as an attack dog for the Democrat party. Its members just happen to be black.
RadClown on January 3, 2013 at 9:44 AM
@RadClown Very true.
tommy71 on January 3, 2013 at 10:26 AM
“I’m Blacker than you! Nyah!”
JohnBrown on January 3, 2013 at 10:28 AM